Raipur: With the formal surrender of Bastar's last remaining top Maoists Paparao, along with 17 cadres, the govt claims the region has become 96 percent free from Maoist influence. Now the govt plans ...

Raipur: The Chhattisgarh government has prepared a blueprint for post-Maoism Bastar, which focuses on using the areas where security camps are opened, to build schools and hospitals, besides launching ...

A week before the government's deadline to declare the country Maoist-free, the last major Maoist cadre operating in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region - Papa Rao alias Mangu - has surrendered along with ...

Deputy CM Vijay Sharma said Bastar and the entire Chhattisgarh are out of the clutches of “red terror.” Around 400 security camps in interior Bastar will be ...

The surrender of Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC) member and South Sub Zonal Bureau in-charge Pappa Rao, along with 17 other Maoist cadres, marks a decisive breakthrough in sustained ...

Senior Maoist leader Paparao, the last active senior commander in the Bastar region, has come forward to surrender along with 17 other cadres in Bijapur district, the Chhattisgarh police said on ...

RAIPUR: The ‘Bastar Heritage Marathon 2026’ saw an unprecedented surge of public enthusiasm with over 9,800 registered runners. More than just a sporting event, the 42 km full marathon emerged as a ...

At least 108 Maoists carrying a cumulative bounty of ₹3.95 crore and a large cache of weapons surrendered in Bastar district on Wednesday, police said, calling it the largest-ever seizure of cash and ...

In a major development in the government's ongoing campaign against Left Wing Extremism, 108 Naxal cadres surrendered before security officials in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar district on Wednesday.

“The money I save on electricity bills now goes directly into my children’s education and our healthcare needs,” Pawar explains. RAIPUR: In the Kondagaon district of the Bastar division, an uplifting ...

Nearly every house in Chutvahi village bears a number – painted on the wall by the security forces in bold English letters. “These numbers are used to identify us,” said Bhima Kosa, a resident of the ...

For decades, the forested region of Bastar in Chhattisgarh stood as one of India’s most challenging conflict zones, where underdevelopment, isolation, and insurgency fed into one another. Today, ...